| | 1st millennium BC -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | The (The ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar) Roman Republic rose and fell |
 | | (Founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)) Gautama Buddha, Hindu prince, founder of (The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth) Buddhism |
 | | (Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the moon and sun (276-194 BC)) Eratosthenes proves that the earth is a sphere and estimates its diameter. |
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